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Delirium:
Population: Hospitalized elderly patient with acute confusion
Intervention: Assessment tool for screening of delirium
Compared to: Middlesex nursing neurological assessment
Outcome: Improve nursing assessment of acute confusion
Mobility:
Population: Hospitalized older adult patients who do not warrant a physical therapy consult
Intervention: Most appropriate functional mobility assessment tool
Compared to: Current Middlesex Hospital practice
Outcome: To improve staff confidence in assessing a patient’s gait & balance
Urinary Incontinence:
Population: Hospitalized women with urinary incontinence
Intervention: Nursing care strategies
Compared to: Current Middlesex Hospital practice
Outcome: Decrease the episodes of UI per number of incontinent patients, as measured by chart audits on N6, S6, and N4
Pain:
Population: The hospitalized patient, in a community based hospital, with moderate to severe dementia
Intervention: Use of a validated pain scale designed for dementia
Compared to: The standard pain scale in use at Middlesex Hospital
Outcomes: Provide better assessment and pain management outcomes
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